Object number :
London, 1723
Mz: David Green
Height of stand 13.5cm, 5¼in.
370gr., 12oz.
Provenance
Sotheby’s, London, 14 November 1968, lot 250
Sotheby’s, London, 19 July 1979, lot 189
Exhibited
Asprey, London, 28 November – 9 December 1994, ‘Silver from a Golden Age, 1640-1840 : A Private Collection’, no. 11 (part)
David Green see Grimwade page 528
Son of George Green. David Greens firs mark entered 27th June 1701.
His mark usually found on candlesticks and tapersticks in which he seems to have specialized.
Detailed information
Silver, partly gilt. Conical beaker with a profiled lip on a flat base. The wall with fine snakeskin embossing. The domed lid with corresponding decoration and large ball knob with sawn and engraved foliage